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Old 17.05.2008, 06:29   #1 (permalink)
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Default test your classic car erudition

I had never seen a car from this marque before
here is the radiator cap

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anyone who can say what car belongs to this has my respect
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Old 17.05.2008, 07:21   #2 (permalink)
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Have no idea what this car is but...

..it sure is one good capture.
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Old 17.05.2008, 09:32   #3 (permalink)
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De Soto? (That's what it says on the side and I know they used a knight in armour before the jet-age thing!).

Very fancy piece of work, up to your usual standard.
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Old 17.05.2008, 23:50   #4 (permalink)
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As an older car freak I'm going to hazard a guess - Minerva?
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Old 18.05.2008, 01:52   #5 (permalink)
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Minerva, indeed.
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Old 18.05.2008, 02:40   #6 (permalink)
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A Belgian marque, better that Rolls Royce in its time some claim. The maker, however was a Dutchman
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Old 18.05.2008, 18:57   #7 (permalink)
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Default I am impressed!

this is one sharp group
the cap is from a 1930 Minerva Cabriolet built in Antwerp, Belgium by a company started by a Dutchman as Jaap pointed out
here is the car in all its glory

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Charles S. Rolls, of Rolls Royce fame, got his start in automobiles selling Minervas in England in 1902
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What engine did the Minerva have ?
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Old 20.05.2008, 14:41   #9 (permalink)
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What engine did the Minerva have ?
an in line 8 that produced well under 100 HP
hard to do wheelies with that
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